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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
Chastain & Knight,

Representing the lines of Jewelry and Mu-
sic, beg leave to state to the public that
Ihey are well equipped to accommodate all
tastes in both departments of the business.
Without going into particulars they respect
fully Golicit all who may desire anything in
their special lines to call and examine their
" before purchasing elsewhere. There
i,no more inviting place at which TO select
In1r holiday presents.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29

Mrs. Watson, the milliner, wishes to state
that she has the right for this county to
sell Taylor's System of Dress-cutting, the
hest known. Call and see her.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29

HERE WE ARE! You didn't expect US
holiday week, did you?
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Ticket No. SO in the music box drawing
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person will please report his or her name
to headquarters.
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See advertisement of the johnson Revol7
ing Book Case in another column, alto
gether the best thing of the kind.
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There are now fully $500 due us or sub
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owe with our next issue.
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BLANK BOOKS.

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The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-07-26

hat portion of said
[ict of South Knna
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-07-26

correct aIphaDetlcaI ISL OF all Jne
residing in the precinct or ward
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-07-26

ptIsOIIo qudIIIItU 10 NOI6 lot NODES
for which he is annnintad and
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-07-26

District lying between the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-07-26
RULES AND REGULATIONS

For ADMINISTERING OFFICIALS, RESIDENTS
OATH TO SUPPORT CONSTITUTION LAWS;
THE REGISTRATION VOTERS HOLDING ELEc-
MOBILES REPRESENTATIVES.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-07-26

WHEREAS By Article so the Constitution of this Kingdom
e Cabinet is invested with make
rules and regulations for the holding elections prior
passage by the of appropriate laws for such
provide for administering officials subjects residents
" oath support the Constitution
Now THEREFORE In of the
ordan and publish the following Regulations
that is o
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-07-26


Inc inspectors of Election Precinct or Ward sbo g.
t" days before the day of holding
excepting as hereinafter provided out and ansa
at the place III each precinct the election il
ana IN at least two other public places precinct or aJ
correct alphabetical list Register persons in the nr
warn VINO may be qualified to vote for Representatives
Such list Register prepared by the Insnecors f a.
uos ana records preserved by them a
support he constitution and additional eyo
may be satisfactory Inspectors 0-"e"co as
Inc inspectors Of Election
@ TWO sessions of reasonable length at some coo
~ pace III the precinct ward not less
uy preceding the day of holding for
e purpose OF receiving evidence the qualifications and of
e Names persons who previously reostar ~ as
inspectors and VINO may claim right also for the
correcting, when necessary, said lists Wv pPo'eo'
NOTICE OF the time and place holding such sessions ro
sn De given by the Inspectors the alphabetical
eIei PROVIDED and at such sessions
ue lgnt OF any person to Vote whose
phaoeca lists, shall be reasonably
aShed on such hearing that the person shnJ
peen placed on the register they shall the same
~ AL the nrSt registration, of
yves hed hereunder the production as evidence ~
nent OF taxes shall not be required 00 u pay
II ANY person DESTROYS of taking the prescribed path IN
anu Laws snail do so before Fecns
Young precinct or ward in which shall e en
in which he resides. le Pre0iAct or ward only
- Inc foregoing provisions shall apply to voters o N
except th therefor shall be the BOARD o
O a purpose IN the respective election Districts
10 Inc registration OF the names
opeS snan cease ten days before the day election and M
sna hereaIler De placed upon either Registers ~ es
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15
'MeP uRITAN

and Albany railroad, in honor OF his ancestor,
Samuel Chapin, deacon Of the first church in
Springfield. 10 is designed not only TO repre-
sent the man, but as an ideal type of the
Puritan character, stern, resolute, self reliant
and God fearing. the man who laid the foun-
datiOus Of the free commonwealth OF New
England The artist, Augusta, ST eau
dens. has done his work we'll We
SEE i'm the statue the firm step II
the Puritan on mis- way TO church,
bis cloak flung back, in his hand a stout
staff and under his arm a great leather
bound clasp Bible The figure is bronze, Of
heroic size, and the impression is one OF
power and carncsti,ess 1t stands upon a
broad granite pedestal. The face is a sort
OF composite-made up by study - the
family features of the Chapins The statue
is To stand on the Worthington street side II
Stearns park, facing Bridge street, with a
setting vi trees and shrubs to give u inc
effect The position was chosen 10y the
artist, ST. Gaudens. The Springfield critics
who have been favored with a view OF the
statue in advance of the unwilling are warm
in prai>e of il and claim that their city viii
soon po>>,~s the masterpiece of the foremost
of American -culptors
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15

One evening ! was returning from nunL
with that dog He had enjoyed the hunt SO
much that NOT quail had remained in the
county. Suddenly be plunged forward, there
wa "a quick rush and ascrabb.e. and beheld
% huge wildcat poised ON the limb of "a small
tree Just out Of the dogs reach. Emotion
swe'led gisblv n the eats tail and frenzy
ruled thedor lstepped back rod, extracted
most of the shot from one barrel and sprink
led the cat in the region OF the Jumpers Tie
came out Of the tree and came suddenly. and
next minute there was a whir.wnd of fur
and agony under that tree, and mingled
sounds informed me that both the eat and
the dog had ascertained that something was
wrong There was combination Of clawing
and yowling. splitting and swapping, re-
volving and rough and tumble excitement
which lasted about "a minute. and then "a
peaceful hush succeeded. during which the
zepwrs blew away the cloud of dust and
hair and dscIosed what was left of the dog
lying serenely ai peace with the trivial re-
mains oI the eat, and both SD mixed as 20 be
inns parable
Ihe trouble with chat dog was that his
pedigree was contradictory His setter in-
stiurt prompted him 90 let 90 the cat and
run. and bis bull terrier instinct prompted
him % hold on, he down and chew. and De-
fore he could make up bis mind whether he
ought 90 obey his father OF his mother be-
diel.
There is nothing So necessary 20 sports
man as thoroughbred weii broken dog
Always purchase "a pedigree with the dos
..ffn Il
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15

hnu DIOkeIr, NJ. I'LL MalU st1tet-
New YORK, November l4.-The
London circular to Reading stockholders
caused heavy buoyant feeling on the
coalers this morning. and the market
opened strong and gained steadily till
noon. when II eased off slightly and grew
dull Bull points were put regarding
most of the last. Traders were generally
bullish for turn, and the big bull leaders
in the pools were "whooping them up.
In the afternoon it was rumOred that
some house was in trouble, and the name
was whispered until delivery hour, when
IL was officially announced A. 5. Hatch
* Co had suspended. This had no eff
feet on prices, as they had no contracts on
the exchange. The market continued
steady at the advance, up to the close
with the coalers the strongest and St.
Paul the weakest. The GOulders were
strong all day, and the street had it that
Western Union would be listed in Lon
don soon The Western news was main
ly cut rates and telegram was received
near the closing that The managers OF the
competing roads were trying to induce
the Union Pacific 10 discontinue the fast
train from Omaha, but without success.
Stocks loaned flat at :, and money was
in good supply at 4W5 all day. Sterling
dull 1906 Sales of stocks to-day
were 43l ,269 shares
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15

the so called Eastern question. From
there he went TO Copenhagen a. secretary
of the British legation, and held the same
position at Athens In 1864. M Lisbon i'm
1865 and at Madrid in 1868. Subsequent
ly he was again at Vienna, and in 1872 at
Paris in the same capacity.
In the intervals Of diplomatic work he
issued various productions. "Clytemnes-
ira in 1856, 80 "The Wanderer' IN 1883,
"Iucilen I'm 1860, and in 1861 a curious
collection OF Servian songs He began 10
write as "Owen Meredith, and though
the secrecy Of authorship was not long
preserved, that name continued 10 be his
nom de plume. He married a daughter
Of Hon. Edward Ernest Nilliers II is
worth noting that the original family
name is Bulwer, and as other branches
are known only by that name. while the
father Of the young diplomatist took the
hyphenated title of Bulwer.L ytton when
raised 10 the peCrage. there Is some CON
fusion Of persons in the American mind.
The family is an old one. of Norman
origin. and nj ,he beginning Of This cen
fury Gen Bulver Of HeydOn Hall and
Wood boiling, Norfolk, was It's most con
NIltNthr representative AAf iNtf't d ''Nt
Elizabeth Barbara Lytton sole heiress Of
the Knebworth estates, and their young
est son was Edward George Bulwer. the
very voluminous author whose works
were so widely read in the last gen
Grafton "Ricnzi, Eugene Aram, The
Last DAYS Of Pompei, and the dramas
"Richeicu' and Lady of Lyons are
quite rs popular in America a, in Eng
land, and many others are occasionally
read here. but of the long list of social
and semi-politcal tales. most Americans
know little more than the names Ia 1874
be inherited his mothers estates and
added the "Lyttonn To- his family name
When raised 10 the peerage july IA. 1866
il was as Baron lytton. and This is the son s.
title The father married Rosiua Wheeler,
An Irish lady of peculiar talents and
beauty; but their disagreements gave the
public something like q comedy Till 10 was
changed so tragedy by her incarceration
in a lunatic asylum. after publishing "a
savage attack upon him. The young di-
plomatist is their son. and inherits a fair
share OF the talents of both The mother
was released from the asylum in "a short
time, and continued to- write savage az
tacks on her husband but her course did
not seem 10 iniure his political standing,
as IL certainly has not hindered the adj
vancement Of the son
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15

Valparaiso For more than one act Of his
official life he received the warm com
mendatlons Of his superiors, and his
experience in naval service, written in
plain words, would be thrilling as any ro-
nance.
He entered the service as miGshipman
on Feb. 10, 1888; became passed midship-
man In 1874 lieutenant in 1892, com
mander in 1862, captain in 1866, commo-
dore in 1873 and admiral in 1891 His
first important service was as lieutenant on
the sloOp Nandalia in Commodore Perry S
Japan expedition in 1880. From 1851
10 1860 he was on the African coast sup
pressing the slave trade In 1861 he
volunteered TO 20 with an expedition TO
relieve Fort Sumter, but only arrived to
find the fort in flames and the white flag
flying. After constant and valuable SER
vice for four years he commanded the
Manhattan in the Gulf, under Admiral
Farragut In 1865 he sailed down the
Pacific coast with the American squadron
and witnessed the bOmbardinent of Nalpa-
raise In 1881 he commanded the Euro
pean squadron, and WAS present when the
English bOmbarded Alexandra. As soon
as they ceased firing he landed OOmarines,
who greatly assisted in putting out the fire
and protecting the American consulate
and the fugitiyes who gathered there On
March 10, 1888, he WAS retired on account
Of i'll health. and died at his home IN New
York city
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his time, especially in Egypt, but. Too tho in
tense regret 0t Michigan. be ccrpted place
n the University of Wisconsin. and died there
from cold contracted in his very first obscr-
vations Professor Watson Na. nafiyc Of
Michigan. but Dr Peters despite h.- name.
is by birth a German. they wore poni rivals
in the discovery of astern'i- 1855 b nc 'ine
one OF the standing jokes ol tic "i.' eitiiic
press DR. Peters. however. hH. '.rr first
place, having located fortyfolT elmids.
lie has also cataloued 1000 lodiachal
stars and recorded 1900 solar spots. The
articles he has written, the charts l.o has pre-
pared and the valuable note he lHs contrib
nted % scientific works arc almost beyond
computation, as be is sineunrlN careless OF
his claim 10 any production. iic loves bis
science for itself alone lie IS good general
scholar. a graduate in Greek and Latin and
modern languages; bat celestial mechanics
are his specially, and he love. astronomy
with such devotion that be has never found
time 20 WOO and win woman
Christian Henry Frederick Peters ms full
name was born in Germany. Sept l9, 1913,
graduated at the University OBJ Berlin. took
he higher degree Of Ph. D.. and was about
20 locate in Germany when the increasing
probability that he would have to serve seven
years in the army induced him 90 come 70
the United States. He was first employed IN
the coast survey, but soon demonstrated his
capacity 80 thoroughly ihat boo leao Doe was
chosen professor of astronomy iu hamilton
College. In 1861 Edwin g. Litrhleld. Of
Brooklyn, endowed tine chair and oh~Iya-
r..I.f hos
been known as Litchfeld observatory and
mas been identified with the fame OF Dr.
Peters Among the doctors many noted
achievements was the observation OF ono
eclipse Of the sun from the station 90 Des
M0ines. Ia, from which important deduc-
lions were made; and maps Of the transit Of
Venus made in 1874 i'm New Zealand The
loctor's party on that occasion took 2j' pho
ographs of the different phases of The tran
st. all of which have proved of great yalue.
Dr. Peters only teaches one class for part
IF the term. and has become So Identified
with his telescope that he IS she subject of
many practical jokes He is familarly
known TO the students AS "Twinklc and is
90 near sighted that 10 is q common thing for
ne BOYS 10 Slip out of his recitation room
without his knowledge There WAS marked
contrast between him and his great coutein-
porary, and in some sense rival. Of Michigan.
Professor James Watson was the perfection
IF physical manhood, with perfect sight and
digestion that an athlete might envy. Yet
The deep chested and hrauny Watson died Of
disease resulting from the exposure Of an All
,tromcr's work DR. Peters IS % very enter
tanning talker 10 those wso can understand
1im. but he has never mastered the English
language, and i'm moments of excitement tine
Serman of his childhood comes ont IN accent
and idiom. He is extremely modest and
never alludes 10 his own name, saying only
II a certai fact that cit was discovered at
Iitchfleld observatory on given date
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15

Smathers resides in One Hundred and
Twenty-fourth street, and the connubial
bliss Of the Smathers family has been undis-
twb,d until last Friday afternoon. Mrs.
Smathers has long been noted among the
noighbors for an astonishing talent in making
preserves Indeed. the fame of her picked
PEACHES, raspberry jam and canned pears
reached az least three block elch way.
Every season she puts up eencrou, supply
of fruits. and 10 be presented with Jar OF
Mrs Smaihers' preserve, was mark Of cx-
traordinary esteem.
Last week the canning season was formally
concluded with qu'ncos. and the family
moved IN am apartment house justar0uud fhe
block The ,iAiy-uine jars of preserves t.
ccived especial care i'm transportation and
wero carefully slowed away upon tHe top
shelf of the pantry On retunng from
bu.inos, Mr. Smathor- found h,H wife enc
deayoring ~ drisea nail into o.. sail above
the preserve shelf 90 hang up 0me herbs.
She had placed a stool on a chair, and
rtlcbed ON this combination t. STRUGGLING
with fhc hammer and nail Tier Ihanl
watched the combat n pafronZng silence
and then ,lid. 'I never saw woman set
VINO could drive nail r,t down or that
CHAIR Martha, and let fue drive your tacks.
3l.r Smnthcr climbed down, and grasp
ing the hammer her husband was soon u
position on the stool Heacc0mpl hove
ever. considerably more than hc intended.
GiNmgthc half driven nail a vicious dig 90
pull il out and begin over again. he iooscned
a cleat that supported the shelf and tle zee
suits were appalling There was "a lrI .hful
crash that rcsoundod from cellar io roof.
and SIR Smatlcrs. tine chair and the tool
disappeared from view. ihc air was filled
with broken glass. flying peaches pears and
plums, and canned cherries patterelabout on
the floor ll,e big red hailston@.
ON Mrs Smather- upiurned cnuntenance
the contents of jar of strawberries seti Ted
gently down Two dam-on- and label
decorated her back hair. and on every part
of her dress that offered amy iulucemont
there nestled ielhe. and iains quinc,s and
pums and blackberric, iu artiess confusion.
Daled by the sudden crash sho stool for
moment or two mechanically onieavoring 10
remo,. the strawberry juice from her coun-
tenance with "a small pocket handkerchief
Just then there was a struggle amid fhe
gla,, and debris in the corner, and Ar.
Snnthcrs came slowly to hi- feet, still grasp
ing the hammer he was a most astonishing
sight There was enough broken glass on
his person 10 have hoTihod The boldest cat
ON the Smathers back fence Ills mustache
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15

Judge Stand up
Prisoner cnm Che right under the law
foreman seated y'r honor
elbow sOF
"1he law says uo man cam b- made TO
uiminate himself, mi ID stand up TIL crime
mate myself"
"That point is well taken and son may re-
main seated. I0I are accused of stealing q
pair of breeches from tI, man. but can
find no evidence against you
None at an y'r honor
"A ou are discharged
"Ihans you, y'r honor
"5y the way, why We're yol unwilling TO
stand upf
eli l stood UP the man would .ae Dad DIS
brooches on, y'r honor Omaha World
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15

Omaha Child ION eastern railway train)-
Oh, mamma, there's policeman walking
through a corn field.
Mamma t"ithoui booking oub-ls he chas
ing any ONE
mo he's walking along just as they do in
the Street
Dear me. Get yous thing- on We are
within the city limits of Philadelphia. 49,
Omaha World
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15

81 ann SO glad you came in, Mr. Wabash"
said Mis- Breezy, brightly; 'mamma and /
were o. ing 10 recall IL certain poet name
Perhap, You can kindly come % our assist
anee. III. first name is Walter"
scott suggested Mr. Wabash
"No, NOT Scott. 10 begins with w
whitman, possibly; Walter Whitman
"Oh yes that Is TO- Walter Whitman.
Thanks, awfuly The Epoch.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15

Omaha Dame-Jane, our guest, Mr De
Hunter, complains that you chopped zap bis
dl.ly ducks for kindlug.
Sow Cook-lt wasn't for kndimg. mum.
thought they wa- pair of chickens your
husband sent home an' Twas tryn TO cut
them. mum.
"Of thing Where was it you said you
worked before You came herer
AT Nm. De Styles boarding house. num-
Omaha World
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15
DR.. PETERS
The American Who Has Received the
Cross of the Legion Of Honor.

DIR. g. II Peters, of Hamilton college.
Utica. y Y. who has been the victim Of
more practical Jokes, probably, than any
other professor in the United States, is also
the recipient Of many honors, the last Of
which l. the Gross Of the Legion Of Honor,
conferred by the president Of the French IT.
public The letter accompanying the ofra-
ments is signed IN " Flourens, minister OF
foreign affairs and bears date Of Aug :, bur
the insignia did not reach Utica till some time
in October. q. thew had 20 come through the
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15
VIII SIN he Ihnrc-

be uatcrmiihon vines am shricslei zap hy ole
Jack fro-';
Dat mos eurancn fruit am gittn hahi ter
come ereru~-
But nebber uaiud, dough wintah wins may nols
er fuss an r1h.
De chicken coop will blossom jes' as chahuiU.
e. befoh. Wellington Critic.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15
WILDCAT HUNTING.
Tho Delights 81 This sport Entertain
Ingly Told.

Wildcat hunting is very exciting, especially
for the cat Once in Nendocino county, Cal,
was ENJOYING a few days quail shooting az
a farmhouse where was large and sociable
dog His father was a setter aud bis mother
a hull terrier. ana the combination Of IN
herited qualities made this dog peculiar. II
| took him hunting with me the setter in
stinct prompted him 70 rush around through
the brush and scare of every bird within
half n mile. and il / slipped away without
letting him know, the faithful bull terrier
quality would tend 10 come ont in company
with a large piece Of my leg when returned
home
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15
4 Hyyrometric Landscape.

A patented weather prognosticator sold
in Prague is landscape covered with the
salts Of cobalt. These colors are very sen
sitive TO moisture, and are made still more
80 by mixture with gelatiuo With in
creasing moisture in the atmosphere, the
blue heavens Of the picture assume a dirty
red hue and the green grass and foliage, the
yellow background, etc, are also striking
~ changed IN color -Arkansaw Traveller
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15
The Into AdmirnI NichoI.on.

The recent death of Rear Admiral j.
w. A. Nicholson recalls TO mind the he
roic age of the United States navy for,
though thin gallant officer was but 81
years old, he had done valuable service IN
every part Of the world had protected
American lives and property i'm Asia,
Africa and South America. and had been
present as spectator nr active parlIcipant
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15

First Doctor Busy.
Second Doctor-Yes, almost worked 70
death.
$50 am l. II VIII be two months before
the people returning from their hetu e..-
ting triIs wiI qgit solding or th. loc-aI.
"Thats fact Ii 10 wasn't for l-o-. h.-th
resorts we would have 10 90 ont of busness'
Texas Siiungs
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15
Unnecessary AnrietY.

George She said, and her manner be-
trayed anxiety, "what has come over papa
OF late lie treats sou coldly and evidently
tries to avoid YOU"
lie borrowed $40 Of me couple Of weeks
sso," explained George New York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15


Office Of the French
legation at Paris
This high honor
conferred by a
foreign govern
mcnt, is but one OF
many recent proof $
of the high reputa-
ton American as
ironOmcrs hive oh
tanned abroad
Professor James
Watson. of the lni
versitv of Alichi
gan, obtained the
highest hOu0rs OF
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15

in many OF the
most brilliant and
sensational scenes
our history
He arrived at
Charleston bar in
time 20 see sum
ter in flames; he
directed the shot
which prov re d
most effective at
tn c capture Of
Mobile, he landed
his marines TO
preserve property
when the Eng
lish b0mbardcd
Alexandria, and
looked on at the
naval atfaCk on
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15

Wife To- husband There were two hats
that liked. one or si3 and one for SIS
Husband-Which did You finally decide
upon;
Wife-The SIS one. I'm little suleret.-
tious about the number thuteen New York
Sun
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-15

"Is it true, old man, that you are going to
marry Miss B. and her two Millions
Yes. tomorrow.
"Ah, Here is the - | owe you Town